The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department, along with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the Mississippi Department of Corrections, arrested 14 suspects on drug related charges Thursday.

When the departments set out that morning they had a list of 22 names, all with warrants for drug related charges. The charges ranged from the illegal sale of controlled substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, spice, suboxone, oxycodone, hydrocodone, Xanax and heroin, Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Supervisor Rob Williams said.

The operation was the result of a year-long investigation into alleged drug activity throughout the county, the Item previously reported.

During the roundup, two unexpected arrests occurred while officers served warrants at two different locations.

Officers served an arrest warrant to 37-year-old Charmaine McDonald of 3363 Jackson Landing Rd., for sale of a controlled substance. During the arrest, officers found McDonald, along with 30-year-old Chastity Monix of the same address, to be in possession of marijuana. Both McDonald and Monix were charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, according to a report from the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department.

The other arrest occurred when officers served a warrant to 47-year-old Matthew Brown of 18 Teardrop Ln., for sale of a controlled substance. While serving the warrant, officers arrested 37-year-old Rickey Bland of 54 Countryside Dr., in Carriere who was inside the residence at the time of the arrest. Bland was charged with felony possession of a stolen vehicle from Texas, according to the report.

Other suspects arrested in the operation include 47-year-old Tracy Penton of 1309 Eighth Ave. for two counts of sale of a controlled substance; 59-year-old Ronnie Lindsey of 136 Church St., Carriere for sale of a controlled substance; 54-year-old Felicia House of 132 Church St., Carriere for sale of a controlled substance; 32-year-old Jason Dowell of Panther Circle Lot 25 for sale of a controlled substance; 63-year-old June Fisher of 10 Dove Ridge Rd., Carriere for two counts of sale of a controlled substance; 55-year-old Anita Hill of 33 Tom Seals Rd., Carriere for two counts of sale of a controlled substance; 57-year-old Walter Pomelow of 2951 Jackson Landing Rd. for two counts of sale of a controlled substance; 38-year-old Melvin Nixon of 114 Pat St., Carriere for seven counts of sale of a controlled substance; 38-year-old Kirtida Dasi of 983 Bouie Rd., Carriere for sale of a controlled substance; 36-year-old Troy Torres of 54 American Way for two counts of sale of a controlled substance; 43-year-old Deina Woods of 16 Joseph Burks Rd., Carriere for three counts of sale of a controlled substance and 31-year-old Karla Pomelow of 2951 Jackson Landing Rd. for three counts of sale of a controlled substance.

Several of the suspects taken into custody were also arrested for outstanding misdemeanor traffic warrants, according to the report.

The department is still seeking eight suspects, Williams said.

The suspects include 25-year-old Joseph Woodard of 809 West Tenth Ave., Lumberton for two counts of sale of a controlled substance; 25-year-old Mickia Elmore of 58 Cecil Smith Rd., Carriere for sale of a controlled substance; 36-year-old Gregory Demyan of 58 Cecil Smith Rd., Carriere for sale of a controlled substance; 31-year-old Joshua Smith of 925 Betsy Dr. for three counts of sale of a controlled substance; 43-year-old Contina Pittman-Smith of 925 Betsy Dr. for two counts of sale of a controlled substance; 34-year-old Mary Palmer of 319 Anchor Lake Rd., Carriere for sale of a controlled substance; 43-year-old Sherry Clemmons of 18 Teardrop Ln. for sale of a controlled substance and 52-year-old Kenneth Bland of 10 Rebel Hill Dr., Carriere for sale of a controlled substance.

“I want to let the community know that we’re not going to stop worrying about the drug problem. The drugs are destroying the lives of so many family members in the community,” Pearl River County Sheriff David Allison said.

Allison would like to thank the officers and community for assisting in the arrests. He said it was the citizens who witnessed the alleged drug activities in the community and reported them to local law enforcement.